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Record of Proceedings Relating to Howell Carnegie Library Howell, Michigan Pages 280-281
Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.
Geraldine Fisher, Marr, Lyons Lannen, Young, Bishop, Klekot, Katy Topor, Mary Muncie, Rick McKinney, Bernard Maher, Merald Clark, Roger Klausing, Dale Clark, Heather Hampton, IGA Grocery, Wash Co, Michigan Bell Telephone, Consumers Power, Michigan Co, Inc., Berrien Bindery, J.G. Ferguson Pub Co, Cooperative Roofing & Siding Co, Interstate Motor Freight System, Demco, Heckman Bindery, Doubleday, Newseek -
Record of Proceedings Relating to Howell Carnegie Library Howell, Michigan Pages 282-283
Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.
Geraldine Fisher, Marr, Lyons, Lannen, Young, Bishop, Klekot, Katy Topor, Rick McKinney, Marcia Bamber, Merald Clark, Roger Klausing, Dale Clark, Heather Hampton, Harry Davis, Michigan Bell Telephone, Consumers, Bro-Dart, Psychology Today, Doubleday, Lerner, Historical Society of Michigan, Detroit Edison, D&R Electric, Heckman Bindery, Congressional Staff Directory, T.S. Denison & Co, Readers digest Association, Popular Subscription Service, Bacon Pamphlet Service -
Record of Proceedings Relating to Howell Carnegie Library Howell, Michigan Pages 284-285
Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.
Geraldine Fisher, Marr, Lyons, Lannen, Young, Bishop, Klekot, Katy Topor, Rick McKinney, Bamber, Merald Clark, Harry Davis, Dale Clark, Roger Klausing, Michigan Bell Telephone, Finney Co, American Library Association, Doubleday, Newsweek, Bro-Dart, Curtis Pub Co, HW Wilson Co, Supt Documents, Congressional Staff Directory, Michigan State University, Demco, R&R Distributing Co, RL Polk, National Directory Service, Wash Co -
Record of Proceedings Relating to Howell Carnegie Library Howell, Michigan Pages 286-287
Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.
Fisher, Marr, Lyon, Lannen, Young, Bishop, Klekot, Topor, Rick McKinney, Marcia Bamber, Merald Clark, Harry Davis, Dale Clark, Kevan Lyons, Michigan Bell Telephone Co, Michigan Library Association, Bacon Pamphlet Service, Doubleday & Co, Newsweek, Library Journal, Wash Co. Allen Gray, The Horn Book Inc. City of Howell, Consumers Power, Gaylord, Soil Conservation -
Record of Proceedings Relating to Howell Carnegie Library Howell, Michigan Pages 288-289
Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.
Fisher, Marr, Lyons, Lannen, Young, Bishop, Klekot, Topor, Rick McKinney, Bamber, Merald Clark, Harry Davis, Dale Clark, Kevan Lyons, Detroit Edison, BroDart, Michigan Municipal League, Bacon Pamphlet Service, Geraldine Fisher, Michigan Library Association, Michigan Bell Telephone, National Observer, Doubleday, Livingston County Press, Library Publicity Clippings, MLA Secretary Mrs. C. S. Mackenzie, Bradys School Spec, Smith & Lowe, Heckman Bindery, Berrien Bindery, Standard Office Supply Co, Newsweek, Wash. Co. -
Record of Proceedings Relating to Howell Carnegie Library Howell, Michigan Pages 290-291
Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.
Fisher, Marr, Lyons, Lannen, Young, Bishop, Klekot, Topor, Rick McKinney, Bamber, Merald Clark, Harry Davis, Dale Clark, Kevan Lyons, Michigan Bell Telephone Co. D&R Electric, Popular Sub Service, Doubleday, City of Howell, Ideals Pub Co, Wall Street Journal, Wash Co Lib, Geraldine Fisher, Silver Burdett Co -
Record of Proceedings Relating to Howell Carnegie Library Howell, Michigan Pages 292-293
Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.
Fisher, Marr, Lyons, Lannen, Young, Bishop, Klekot, Topor, Rick McKinney, Bamber, Merald Clark, Harry Davis, Dale Clark, Kevan Lyons, Livingston County Press, Bro-Dart, Wash Co Lib, Geraldine Fisher, Doubleday, Wall Street Journal, Berrien Bindery, W.C. Heller & Co. Beurmann's, Michigan Bell Telephone Co. Detroit Edison Co, Cousins Printing Co, Triquet Paper Co., Suttons Pro Hardware, Americana Interstate Corp, Newsweek, Hoag & Sons Book Bindery, American library Association, Baldwin Hardware -
Record of Proceedings Relating to Howell Carnegie Library Howell, Michigan Pages 294-295
Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.
Fisher, Marr, Lyons, Lannen, Young, Bishop, Klekot, Topor, Merald Clark, Harry Davis, Dale Clark, Kevan Lyons, American Legion Post #141, Silver Burdett Co., Newsweek, Doubleday, Wash Co. -
Record of Proceedings Relating to the Howell Free Public Library and Carnegie Library Building. Howell, Michigan Pages 001
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THE HOWELL FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND CARNEGIE LIBRARY BUILDING
July 26, 1902
Historical
1902 The newspapers having given repeated accounts of Hon. Andrew Carnegie's generous gifts for Free Public Libraries to various towns and cities all over the country.
W.H. Wood Supervisor of Howell, Mich. wrote to him at Pittsburgh in behalf of Howell, and later received a blank from his secretary making inquiries as to the needs and resources
of Howell. the first reply being considered too voluminous, it was repeated and produced the following.
ANDREW CARNEGIE
5 WEST 51ST
NEW YORK
May 9/02
W.H. Wood, Esq.
Howell, Mich.
Dear Sir,
Responding to your letters. If the city of Howell will pledge itself by Resolution of Council to support a free library at cost
of not less than a thousand dollars a year & provide a suitable site, A. Carnegie will be glad to furnish Ten Thousand Dollars
for a Free Public Library Building.
Respectfully,
Jas. Bertram ?Heg
Also on page image of notecard:
Shadowbrook
Lenox, Massachusetts
September 10, 1919
Dear Madam:
I have received your kind letter written on behalf of the Library Board and people of Howell and wish to send you my warm
thanks. These expressions of appreciation of my husband are very dear to me.
Believe me,
Sincerely yours,
Louise W. Carnegie
Miss M. Winnifred Brow, Librarian
Photograph believed to be of Andrew Carnegie -
Record of Proceedings Relating to the Howell Free Public Library and Carnegie Library Building. Howell, Michigan Pages 002-003
Howell Carnegie Library board minutes and ledger entries approved by the board.
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THE HOWELL FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND CARNEGIE LIBRARY BUILDING
1902 Minutes
Mrs. H.E. Beach and some other ladies had also written him.
Oct 16 1877 p. 154 approved May 21 of geing Sections 3449 to 3460 compiled Lo? of 1897 having provided a way for the authorization
of Free Public Libraries in cities , villages, and townships by petition of fifty voters asking that a tax may be levied for a free public library
S3458 not exceeding one mill upon a dollar and a vote thereon. W.H. Wood circulated a petition therefor and filed the same with the Township Clerk
Frank J. Jolt on Dec. 27, 1901
The Petition is a follows:
'Copy'
To the Township Clerk of Howell Townhip, Livingston County, Mich.
We, the undersigned, fifty or more voters of the Township of Howell, respectfully petition that a tax be levied for the establishment of a free
public library in said township of Howell at the rate of one mill upon the dollar as provided by Section 3458 Compiled Laws of 1897.
Dated, Howell, Mich, Dec. 26, 1901
1. W.H. S. Wood 29. A Garland
2. K.S.B. Holt 30. E.J. Drewery
3. W.R. Whitacre 31. W. W. Papsworth
4.H.D. Finley 32. Alfred Garland
5. W.B. Johnson 33. Frank J. Mason
6. G. A. Wimbles 34.F. P. Stowe
7. A. Winegar 35. H. W. Monroe
8. Robt. H. Brason 36. D.J. O'Dell
9. J.B. Bassau 37. Mylo Phillips
10. H. H. Wines 38. E.B. Rogers
11. J. J. Crosby 39. M.J. McPherson
12. E. D. Galloway 40. E,G. McPherson
13. Wm. McPherson Jr. 41. F.M. Lansing
14. F.E. Lansing 42. L.H. Sullivan
15. H. G. McPherson 43. W.H. Porter
16. Jas. J. VanKeuran Jr. 44. J.S. Fields
17. F. J. Hall 45. A. E. Papsworth
18. Frank Melia 46. J.E. Gilmore
19. W. L. Lyons 47. L.D. Brokaw
20. Fred P Dean 48. O. P. Parker
21. A.D. Thompson 49. L.C. Smith
22. E.A. Stowe 50. O.J. Person?
23. Timothy Smith 51. J. H. Miner
24. Chas. G. Jewett 52 Seth B. Reibert
25. E. L. Avery 53. Nelson Yelland
26. H. Culver 54. Geo. Hornung
27. Claude Culver 55. C.E. Beurman Jr
28. Wm. Geary 56. J.M. Teasdale
57. F. Vogt 58. E. ? Beurman
59. D. W. Newell 60. William Dunn
61. Chas. N Krause
I hereby certif. the foregoing copy of petition has been compared to me with the original petition now on file in my office, said petition having been
filed Dec. 27, 1901 and that the above is a true and correct copy thereof of said petition and the names therein undersigned.
Dated Howell Mich July 26, 1902
Frank J. Holt
Township Clerk
F. J. Holt, Township Clerk of the Township of Howell, being duly sworn deposes and saith that the accompanying 'Election Notice' is a true copy of
which he caused six copies to be posted in as many different places in the Township of Howell on the 20th day of March, 1902.
Frank J Holt
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of July 1902 at Howell, Mich. W.H. W. Wood, Notary Public
Transcription of 'Election Notice'
Notice is hereby given to the electors of the township of Howell in the county of Livingston and state of Michigan, that the next ensuing township
election will be held the first Monday of April next, being the seventh day of said month at the Howell Village Engine House for the first voting
precinct and the Rubert Hotel for the second voting precinct, in said township at which election the regular township officers will be chosen also the
necessary petition having been filed with the township clerk, each elector may vote 'for a one mill tax for a free public library' or 'against a one mill tax for a
free public library.'
The polls of the election shall be opened at nine o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as may be, and shall be closed between the
hours of three an six in the afternoon, and the inspectors shall cause proclamation to be made at least one hour before the closing of the polls.
The inspectors may also at their discretion adjourn the polls at twelve o'clock, noon, for one hour.
Dated at Howell this nineteenth day of March 1902.
Frank J. Holt
Township Clerk
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